Many extras in the stands were from the Williamsport area. Stephen Keener and John Grisham discuss the movie set and the plans for shooting parts of the movie. (A LLBWS.news file photo)

Grisham played Little League in his home state of Mississippi. He wrote the first draft for Mickey in 1995, inspired by his Little League experience as a coach. Grisham and director Wilson live in the Virginia area where much of the filming took place.

Mickey was only the second film, after 1994's Little Giants, to receive permission to use the Little League trademarks.
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John Grisham answers questions from the news media about the shooting of the movie "Mickey." Stephen Keener made the introduction and commented on the shooting of the movie in Williamsport. (A LLBWS.news file photo)

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